Paper-vending machine



Aug. 6, 1929. F. CARRIER PAPER VENDING MACHINE Filed Aug. 31, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet %Z INVENTOR.

FOBTUNAT CAKE/E8 A TTORNEY.

z- 1929- F. CARRIER 1,723,541

PAPER VENDING MACHINE Filed Aug. 31, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I NV EN TOR.

Patented Aug. 6, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FORTUNAT CARRIER, 011 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, .ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HARRY B. FIELDS, 015 DETROIT, MICHIG.A.N.

P.APER-VENDIING MAGlE'lIINE.

Application filed, August 31, 1925.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a paper-vending machine and has (or its object the provision of a n1achine of this class which will be economical of manufacture, simple and durable in structure and highly efficient in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a paper-vending machine having a. locking mechanism adapted for looking a swingable door and releasable upon the deposit in a receptacle provided therefor of the proper amount of money for effecting the releasing of the locking mechanism.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a paper-vending machine of this class having a coin-operated locking mechanism and a money-changing mechanism adapted for depositing a predetermined amount of money to open a portion of the specified part of the operating mechanism.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will. be best understood from a reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification and in which,

F ig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the invention Fig. 2 a sectional view taken on substantially line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on substantially line 3*2! of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on substantially line a d of Fig. 2,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on substantially line 5-5 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on substantially line 66 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on. substantially line 77 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 8 is a sectional. view showing the paper moving mechanism in side elevation,

Fig. 9 is a sectional view through the cover, illustrating the follower and spring operating mechanism of the follower,

Fig. 10 is a :fragmentary view of a modi tied form of coin tube showing a part in elevation and a part in section.

The invention is adapted for use in vending newspapers and the like, and is provided with v placed.

Serial No. 53,587.

a receptacle in which newspapers may be The receptacle is provided with a swingable door normally locked when in closed position and adapted for being released upon the deposit in a coin tube of the coins necessary to produce the desired weight, so that upon opening the door a paper is projected partly from the housing so that the operator may grasp the paper and further remove it from the housing.

As shown in the drawings, the invention con'iprises a housing having a top 17 and an end wall 18. A door 19 serves as one of the side walls, the housing being enclosed by a side wall 520. A bottom 21 is positioned in the l-iousing. Spaced from the bottom 21 is a false bottom 21 to provide the space 21". Formed in the end wall 18 is a vertically extending opening 22, which is closed by a door 23, having side flan "cs 24 for overlapping the opening 22, as clearly appears in Fig. 3.

This door is hingedly connected at 26 to the bottom 21. i Formed in the bottom 21 is an opening 27 with which registers an opening 28 formed in the false bottom 21. Mounted upon the door 23 is a U-shaped paper moving mechanism 29 having an enlarged head or shoe 30 formed at its free end. Under normal conditions when the door is closed, thisshoe 30 is in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 8, and

when the door is swung open the shoe 30 moves to the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 8. in its movement entering between the folds of a newspaper placed in the receptacle and serving to project the newspaper slightly from the receptacle through the open ing 22. The provision of the false bottom 21 permits the shoe 30 to lie above the bottom 21 and to remain free from contact with artiis attached to the door 23 and to the opposite end wall so as to normally tend to move the door into closed position.

Mounted on the upper end of the door 23 is a catch having a neck 32 which is preferably made from metal. The neck 32 terminates in in pro ecting a newspaper through the recep- Punched outwardly from the plate 35 as shown in Fig. 2, is a tongue formed into a U-shaped bracket 37. Guide tongues 38 and 39, each having openings formed therein, are

punched from the metal strip 35. Punched outwardly from this metal strip 35 adjacent -the upward end thereof is a bracket forming portion 40, having an angularly turned flange 41 provided with a vertically extending elongated slot 41 in which is rockingly mounted a lever 42, pivoted intermediate its ends to the-bracket and attached at its inner end to one end of the spiral spring 43,

the opposite end of which is attached to a normally horizontally extending rocker arm 45, which engages in a vertically extending elongated slot 44" formed in the bracket 44 punched from the material 35. This bracket 44'is provided with an angularly turned flange 44', as clearly seen in Figs. 1 and 2.

A strip of metal 46 is positioned in the housing and serves as a shield or cover for the operating mechanism which is mounted on the end wall 18. A slot 47 is formed in the angularly turned portion of this shield 46 to accommodate the rocker arm 45. This rocker arm 45 is pivotally mounted to the bracket 46 punched fromthe strip of metal 35. Se-

cured to one end of the rocker arm 45 is a downwardly projecting rod 47 which is connected at its lower end to the block 48 having an inclined surface as shown in Fig. 1. This rod 47 extends down a coin tube 49, the lower end of which is closed by the block 48. Upon vmoving the rod 47 downwardly, the block g48'is carried clear of the lower end of the coin tube 49 so as to permit the'sliding of coins thereon into the coin receptacle 80 positioned in the receptacle.

As shown in Fig. 1, the coin tube 49 is provided with an enlargement 50 adjacent its lower end. Positioned in the tube 49 immediatleyabove the enlargement 50 is a ring 51, which lies in close proximity to the inner surface of the tube 49. This ring 51 is connected to the rocker arm 52 which ridesin the slot 53, formed in the coin tube. The arm 52 is pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on the bracket37.

' Punched from the strip of metal 35 is a bracket-forming tongue 54, which is provided with a slot therein and through which is projected the rod 55, carrying the triangular projection 56, which also projects through the slot formed in the projection 54. Upon moving'the. rod 55 upwardly, the upper end of this rod will be moved outwardly toward the end wall 18 because of the engagement of the triangular projection 56 in the slot formed in the bracket 54. Carried at the upper end of the rod 55 are spaced outwardly projecting fingers 57 and 58.

Pivotally connected to the lower end of the rod 55 is an extension rod 59, which is connected at its lower end to the rocker arm 52. This rocker arm is projected beneath a link 60 which is loosely mounted on the upper end of the rod 61, which is projected through the guide tongue 36 provided at its lower end with a notch 62 adapted to engage a stud 63 or 64 projecting outwardly from one face of the change disc 65 which is rotatably mounted in the U-shaped support 65 formed from the plate 35. A counterweight 62 is positioned at the outer end of the link 66. As shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 2, the change disc is provided on its periphery with notches 66 and 67 the notch 67 being deeper than the notch 66.

Mounted on the bracket 69 and positioned directly above the change disc 65 is a coin tube 68, in which coins are deposited so that they may pass from the coin tube 68 into contact with the periphery of the change disc 65. lVhen the notch 66 is brought into registration with the lower end of the coin tube 68,

two coins will be permitted to enter this notch. Upon rotating the change disc by moving the rod 61 vertically upwardly, the lower end of the coin tube 68 will be closed and the disc rotated so as to discharge the coins from the recess 66. The recess 67 is adapted for the reception of three coins at one time, the operation being as described.

As shown in Fig. 4, a spring 61 is attached to one end of'the rod 61, so as to normally re.- tain this rod 61 in its downwardly moved po sition. The spring 70 also serves to retain the rod 61 in close engagement with the stud 63 or 64, as the case may be.

Extending vertically in the receptacle so as to cover a portion of the opening 22 is a metallic plate 71. Against this plate will be positioned in vertically extending position the papers contained in the receptacle, the papers resting at their lower edge on the false bottom 21. A follower 73 is adapted for positioning in the receptacle to press the papers into close engagement with the partition or wall 71, suitable springs 72 being positioned on the door 19 for effecting this purpose. The papers placed in the receptacle will be of less height than the receptacle itself, but

it will be noted that the follower 73 is the full height of the receptacle. A coin slot 50 is formed in the top 17 of the housing so that coins may be inserted therein for passage into the coin tube 49. Slidably mounted on the under surface of the top 17 is a rod 75 having its end angularly turned to provide the projection 74. The rod 75 is connected to the rockingly mounted closure 76, adapted upon tit] movement of the rod 75 inwardly toward the wall 71 to close the connection between the slot and the coin tube 49, so that the further deposit of coins in the coin tube will be prevented.

The spring 77 norn'ially retains the closure 76 in inoperative position, as shown in Fig. 6. The construction of this feature is such that as the follower 73 moves inwardly in response to the pressure of the spring 72, upon the removal of several papers from the receptacle, this follower will be brought into enagement with the angularly turned portion T4 and, a closing of the slot will be effected upon the removal of the last paper from the receptacle.

In operation, the papers are placed in the receptacle and the follower 7 3 inserted there in. The door is then closed so as to bringthe spring 7 2 into contact with the follower, thus pressing the papers inwardly against the plate 71. The door 19 may then be locked with a padlock or in any other suitable manner. The person desiring a paper will then deposit the necessary coins through the slot 50, which will be permitted to pass downwardly into the coin tube 49. As these coins pass on to the block 48, they will serve to move this block downwardly, thus olfecting' a rocking of the rocker arm 45 upwardly at its free epd, so as to gradually move it out of engagement with the slot 33. The amount of weight necessary for depositing on the abutment block 48 will be detern'lined by the tension of the spring 43 and the tension of the leaf spring 43, which engages the under surface of the rocker arm 45. The tension of the spring 43 may be regulated by rocking the adjustment lever or link 42, which is shown clearly in Fig. 2, the link 42 being so attached to the bracket 40 as to require more pressure for its movement than ordinarily is exerted by the spring 43, this being effected by a tight riveting of the link 42 on the bracket 40. When the necessary coins are placed upon the block 48, a rocking of the rocker arm 45 will be affected suiiiciently to permit its disengagement from the slot 33, upon which the door may be swung open out- 'ardly. As the door is swung outwardly, the shoe 30 will be moved into the position shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 8, and the paper projected through the opening. This opening will of course, be quite narrow to prevent the insertion of a hand into the receptacle so that only one paper may be removed at a time. Upon removal of the paper the member 29 will prevent the movement of another paper into registration with the opening in the receptacle until the door has again been closed.

The device is arranged so that the person desiring a paper may deposit a nickel in the slot and receive the paper as well as his change. When the larger coin such as a nickel is deposited in the slot, it will strike against the wire loop or ring 51 so as to rock the L'OCltOi arm 52 to ei'l'ect a vertically upward movementof the rod 55. This move ment will. bring the fiugr'ei. 57 into engagement with the upper st rfare of the lOt'liQI' arm 4-5 and the linger 53 into enga nrment with the lower surface of the arm l V and raise the arm, 4-5 sutliciently to permitits clmrance from the metal 33. As the door is swung open, the arm 45 will ride over the upper edge of the neck 02. As this arm rides over the upper edge of the neck 32, it is moved upwardly farther and carries with it the rod 55 on. account of its engagement with the linpjor 57. As the rod 55 moves upwardly, the link (it) will be carried upwardly, thus olfectin g a vcrtically upward movement of the rod 61. causing the change disc to rotate so as to discharge the coins positioned in the slot (50 or (37, which maybe beneath the change receptacle 68, into the container 78 which terminates in a chute 79 exterior of the housing. The movement of the chance disc is not su'liicient to disturpage the stud (34 or (33 from the recess (32, so that as the door closed this change disc will be returned to normal position. If the news paper is selling: for two cents, the deep notch (l7 would be moved into regristratiim with the coin tube (58 and the stud 63 would engage in the notch 62. ll "here the paper is selling]; for three cents, the notch 66 would be used, tl ese notches or "s being; formed of the proper depth to elicit this result. As the rod 61 is carried upwardly, the rocker arm 52 ro(.l.:ed farther down ardly so as to permit the linger 34 to so engage the coin deposited on the ring 51 as to dislodge it therefrom and permit its deposit in the coin receptacle 8.

In Fig. 10 I have shown a modified form of the closure tor the lower end of the coin tube. This comprises a shovel 82 mounted on the end of a rocker arm 81., the shovel being connected to the rod 47 which is connected to the rector arm 45.

With a device constrrwtcd in this manner a receptacle provideiil by the use of which papers may be sold without the attention of an atteniflant and. without the liability of pilfering such as is often the case where the papers are placed in a freely accessible box, the deposit of the necessary coins for the papers removed being; dependent upon the honesty of the users.

\Vhilc I have illustrated and d rib-ed the preferred form of construction, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of structure shown in the drawings, but (lfilr-lll'fi to avail myself of such variations and mod ilira tions as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

lllll lit) ' a notch formed in the upper edge adjacent said door; a rocker arm adapted for engaging in said notch for locking said door in closed position; resilient means for retaining said rocker arm in engagement in said notch; means for adjusting the tension of said resilient means; a coin tube mounted in said receptacle; an abutment block mounted in said coin tube and connected to the outer end of said rocker arm, said rocker arm being adapted upon the deposit of a coin of predetermined weight in said tube for rocking to disengage from said notch; a coin receptacle in said housing, said inclined arm be ing adapted upon swinging of said door to open position for rocking said rocker arm further for effecting a release of said coins from said abutment member and the deposit of the same in said coin receptacle.

2. A paper vending machine of the class described comprising a receptacle adapted for the reception of a plurality of newspapers, said receptacle having an outlet opening formed in one side thereof; a swingably mounted closure for said opening; latch means for locking said closure in closing position; a coin tube mounted in said receptacle; a trip for tripping said latch means upon deposit of a coin of predetermined weight and size in said tube for unlatching said latching mechanism; a change tube mounted in said receptacle; a rotatable change wheel mounted in said receptacle and having a notch formed in its periphery of a predetermined depth, said change tube being positioned over said change wheel and open at its lower end; a finger-bearing arm engageable with said latching mechanism upon movement of said latching mechanism to inoperative position; and means operable by said finger-bearing arm for effecting a rotation of said change wheel upon the opening of said closure after the deposit of a coin of predetermined weight and size in said coin tube.

3. A paper vending machine of the class described, comprising a receptacle for a plurality of newspapers, said receptacle having-an outlet opening formed in one side thereof; a swingably mounted closure for said opening; an inwardly projecting inclined arm mounted on the upper end of said closure and provided on its upper edge with a recess formed adjacent the point of attachment to said closure; a latching mechanism for locking said closure in locking position, comprising a rocker arm adapted for engagement in said recess when in operative position; a coin tube mounted in said receptacle; means mounted in said coil tube and connected to one end of said rocker arm for engaging coins dropped into said tube, a predetermined weight of said coins effecting a rocking of said rocker arm for disengaging the same from said recess for rendering said latching mechanism inoperative; resilient means for normally retaining said rocker arm in said recess; means for adjusting the tension of said resilient means, the tension or" said resilient means determining the weight of coins necessary for effecting a rocking of said rocker arm; a rockably mounted lever projecting at one end into said coin tube and adapted for engaging a coin oi predetermined size dropped into said tube, said end being adapted for tilting downwardly upon engagement with a coin of said predetermined size and the predetermined weight; and auxiliary means engageable with the opposite end of said rocker arm for moving said rocker arm out of engagement with said recess upon downward tilting of said lever.

i. A paper vending machine of the class described comprising a receptacle for the reception of a plurality of newspapers, said receptacle having an outlet opening formed at one side; a. closure for said opening mounted on said receptacle; an arm mounted on said closure adjacent its upper end andprojecting inwardly and upwardly therefrom, and provided on its upper edge adjacent the point of attachment to said closure with a recess; a coin tube mounted in said receptacle; a rocker arm pivotally mounted intermediate its ends in said receptacle and adapted for eligagement adjacent one end of said recess for providing a latch mechanism for locking said closure in closed position; a vertically movable abutment block mounted'in said coin tube and adapted for engaging and supporting coins positioned therein; means for connecting the non-engaging end of said rocker arm to said abutment block and adapted upon positioning on said abutment block of coins of a predetermined weight for rocking said rocker arm upwardly at its engaging end to disengage it from said recess, said first mentioned arm, effecting, subsequent to said disengagement, a further upward rocking of said rocker arm at its engaging end, upon the opening of said closure; and means engageable with said rocker arm for eil'ecting, upon further rocking movement of said rocker arm, a downward movement of said abutment block, the coins on said abutment block disengaging from said abutment block upon movement of same downwardly a predetermined distance; and resilient means for normally retaining said rocker arm in engagement with said recess.

5. A paper vending machine of the class described comprising a receptacle for the reception of a plurality of newspapers, said receptacle having an outlet opening formed at one side; a closure for said opening mounted on said receptacle; an arm mounted on said closure adjacent its upper end and pro jecting inwardly and upwardly therefrom, and provided on its upper edge adjacent the point of attachment to said closure with a recess; a coin tube mounted in said receptacle; a rocker arm pivotally mounted intermediate its ends in said receptacle and adapted for engagentient adjacent one end in said recess for providing a latch mechanism for locking said closure in closed position; a vertically movable abutment block mounted in said coin tube and adapted for engaging and supporting coins positioned therein; means for connecting the non-engaging end of said rocker arm to said abutment block and adapted upon positioning onv said abutment block of coins of a pcrdetermined weight for rocking said roelrer arm upwardly at its engaging end todisengage it from said recess, said first mentioned arm, elliecting, subsequent to said disengagement, a further upward rocking of said rocker arm at its engaging end, upon the opening of said closure; and means engageable with said rocker arm for effecting downward movement of said abutment block, the coins on said abutment block disengaging from said abutment block upon movement of same downwardly a predetermined distance; and resilient means for normally retaining said rocker arm in engagement with said recess; and means for adjusting the tension of said resilient means, said tension determining the weight of coins necessary for ellecting a rocking of said rocker arm as aforesaid.

6. A paper vending machine of the class described, comprising a receptacle for a plurality of newspapers, said receptacle having an opening formed in one side thereof; a closure for said opening; an arm secured to said closure adjacent its upper end and projecting inwardly and upwardly therefrom, said arm having a recess formed 011 its upper edge adjacent the point of attachment to said closure; a rocker arm pivotally mounted in said receptacle intermediate its ends and adapted for engagement at one end in said recess for providing a latching mechanism for locking said closure in closing position; a coin tube mounted in said receptacle; means adjacent the lower end of said coin tube for engaging said coins; means for connecting the non-engaging end of said rocker arm to said coin engaging means, said coin engaging means, upon engagement with coins of a predetermined weight, moving downwardly sufliciently to move said engag ing end. of said rocker arm out of engagement with said recess; resilient means for normally retaining said rocker arm in engaged position with said recess; means for adji'isting the tension of said resilient means, the tension of said resilient means determining the weight necessary for effecting a rocking of said rocker arm a coin receiver in said receptacle, adapted. for receiving coins discharged from said coin tube; a change disc mounted rotatably in said receptacle and provided on. its periphery with a notch of n'edetermincd depth; a change tube positioned above said change disc and open at its lower end for discharging coins positioned therein against said disc upon registration of said peripheral notch with the lower end, said. disc upon rotation of said notch out of registration with said. change tube eflieeting a closing of the lower end oi said change tube; a lever rockingly mounted in said receptacle and projecting at one end into said coin tube for engaging and supporting coins of a predetermined size, said lever being rockable downwardly at its projecting end upon engagement with a coin of predetermined weight; a change chute being accessible from the exterior of said receptacle; auxiliary means for rocking said rocker arm out of en gagement with said recess, said auxiliary means upon rocking said rocker arm out of engagement with. said recess engaging the upper surface of said rocker arm, said first mentioned. arm, effecting, subsequent to said disengagement, a further upward rocking of said rocker arm at its engaging end, upon the opcnin g oi said closure, said auxiliary means elli'ecting a rotation of said change disc upon said further movement of said rocker arm for discharging into said change chute a predetermined number of coins positioned in said peripheral notch, the coins in said tube being de iiosited in said coin receiver upon further movement of said rocker arm.

In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

FORTUNAT CARRIER. 

